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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Apr 28.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Ther. 2016 Mar 31;38(4):759–768. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2016.03.002

Table III.

Clinician-reported clinical characteristics at the time of questionnaire completion (N = 11).

Clinical Characteristics Value
Neuroendocrine tumor has metastasized, no. (%)
 Yes 11 (100)
On octreotide treatment, no. (%)
 No 2 (18.2)
 Yes 9 (81.8)
Number of octreotide injections in past month
 Mean (SD) 0.8 (0.4)
 Median (range) 1.0 (0–1)
Value of most recent urinary 5-HIAA test (mg/24 h)*
 Mean (SD) 25.4 (26.7)
 Median (range) 19.0 (3–68)
Carcinoid therapies received because exiting trial, no. (%)
 Embolization 2 (18.2)
 None 5 (45.5)
 Not applicable; participant on long-term extension of LX1606.202 trial 4 (36.4)
*

Three participants had missing values. One participant, whose results were reported in alternative units (5280 ng/mL), was not included in the calculation of the mean.

The normal range for the urinary 5-HIAA test is 2 to 6 mg/24 h.17

Often performed on liver metastases in the setting of progressive disease.